decadence
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This time, he’s rewriting the entire script, to be staged on a set decked out in the definitive material of autocratic decadence: gold.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
As China liberalizes, some 5,000 miles away, the constraints relax and Ms. Chang sneaks off to enjoy a little Western decadence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
"The opera, in structuring itself around America and Rome, invites a dialogue between those two societies that are often compared to each other in decadence and decay."
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024
Critics praised the record's "sky-high ambition" and ""decadence and theatricality"", calling it "one of the strongest debuts in recent memory".
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024
But there was no beauty here, no real merriment or joy, just transactions, people seeking escape or some colorful oblivion, some dream of decadence that they could wake from whenever they wished.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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